Pine River (Michigan)

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Pine River may refer to any of eight rivers in the U.S. state of Michigan:

  1. Pine River, rises in Alcona County and flows into Iosco County, where it empties into Van Etten Lake at 44°29′38″N 83°23′16″W / 44.49389°N 83.38778°W / 44.49389; -83.38778 northwest of Oscoda
  2. Pine River, in Arenac County, flows into the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron at 43°58′32″N 83°51′16″W / 43.97556°N 83.85444°W / 43.97556; -83.85444
  3. Pine River, in Charlevoix County, a short waterway, which along with Round Lake, connects Lake Charlevoix with Lake Michigan at Charlevoix
  4. Pine River, rises in Chippewa County and flows south through Mackinac County into the St. Martin Bay of Lake Huron at 46°03′09″N 84°39′22″W / 46.0525°N 84.65611°W / 46.0525; -84.65611
  5. Pine River, (also known as the South Branch Manistee River) rises in southeast Wexford County, flows southwest across northwest Osceola County, then west and north through the northeast corner of Lake County and back into southwest Wexford County, emptying into the Tippy Dam Pond on the Manistee River at 44°13′37″N 85°54′27″W / 44.22694°N 85.9075°W / 44.22694; -85.9075
  6. Pine River, in Marquette County, a very short stream draining Pine Lake into Lake Superior at 46°53′27″N 87°52′13″W / 46.89083°N 87.87028°W / 46.89083; -87.87028, north of the Huron Mountains
  7. Pine River, rises in eastern Mecosta County, flows mostly south and east through Isabella County, then south along eastern edge of Montcalm County, then east and north through Gratiot County and Midland County, emptying into the Chippewa River at 43°36′06″N 84°17′33″W / 43.60167°N 84.2925°W / 43.60167; -84.2925, just about two miles before it joins the Tittabawassee River near Midland
  8. Pine River, in St. Clair County empties into the St. Clair River at 42°49′13″N 82°29′08″W / 42.82028°N 82.48556°W / 42.82028; -82.48556 on the south side of St. Clair

There are also at least fifteen streams known as "Pine Creek" in Michigan which may sometimes be referred to as Pine River, as well as one "Pine Hill Creek", one "Pine Lake Outlet", and one "Pine Run".